DOUBLE DISPLACEMENT (DOUBLE DISPLACEMENT REACTION; DOUBLE EXCHANGE; EXCHANGE; METATHESIS)


Meaning of DOUBLE DISPLACEMENT (DOUBLE DISPLACEMENT REACTION; DOUBLE EXCHANGE; EXCHANGE; METATHESIS) in English

A double displacement or metathesis is a reaction in which two reactants trade fragments: AB + CD = AC + BD Most commonly, the fragments are ions, e. g. AgNO 3 (aq) + NaCl(aq) = AgCl(s) + NaNO 3 (aq)

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.